Nikolay Apalikov

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| name = Nikolay Apalikov

| image = Nikolay Apalikov, Plock 2013.JPG

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| fullname = Nikolay Sergeevich Apalikov

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| nationality = Russian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|8|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Orsk, Russia, USSR

| height = 2.03 m

| weight = 105 kg

| spike = 353 cm

| block = 344 cm

| position = Middle blocker

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| years = 2000–2007
2007–2015
2015–2016
2016–2018
2018–2019

| teams = Lokomotiv Yekaterinburg
Zenit Kazan
Gazprom-Ugra Surgut
Kuzbass Kemerovo
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk

| nationalyears = 2005–2014

| nationalteam = {{vb|RUS}}

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| updated = 28 December 2017

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Nikolay Sergeevich Apalikov ({{langx|ru|Апаликов, Николай Сергеевич}}; born on 26 August 1982) is a Russian volleyball player. He was born in Orsk, Orenburg Oblast, USSR. He was a member of the Russian team that clinched the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Career

started his professional career in Lokomotiv-Izumrud, the team based in Ekaterinburg. Nikolay won the 2011–12 CEV Champions League playing with Zenit Kazan. He also won the Best Blocker award in that competition.{{cite web|url=http://www.cev.lu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?NewsID=12260&ID=548|title=Zenit KAZAN shatters PGE Skra dreams of home glory|publisher=CEV|date=2012-03-18|accessdate=2012-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323232858/http://www.cev.lu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?NewsID=12260&ID=548|archive-date=2012-03-23|url-status=dead}}